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← BLUE SEA PHILANTHROPY USA

Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by BLUE SEA PHILANTHROPY USA.

Totals

Total revenue
$1,275,139
Total expenses
$1,229,918
Contributions and grants received
$1,275,139
Grants paid
$918,639
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$414,273
Total liabilities, end of year
$290,398
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$123,875
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,081,281
Management and general expenses
$148,637
Fundraising expenses
$0
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,081,281

Program services were 87.9% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $1,275,139

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $918,639 · program services $918,639

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $18,400 · management and general $18,400

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $6,865 · management and general $6,865

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $1,763 · management and general $1,763

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $30,472 · program services $28,828 · management and general $1,644

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $20,731 · management and general $20,731

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $757 · management and general $757

  • 17 · Travel

    total $16,134 · management and general $16,134

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $9,148 · management and general $9,148

  • 24a · Other expenses: EVENT SUPPLIES

    total $73,679 · program services $70,262 · management and general $3,417

  • 24b · Other expenses: EVENT SERVICE FEE, RELA

    total $63,552 · program services $63,552

  • 24c · Other expenses: MANAGEMENT FEE, RELATED

    total $63,552 · management and general $63,552

  • 24d · Other expenses: EVENT SIGNAGE

    total $6,226 · management and general $6,226

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $201,302 · end of year $403,801

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $6,776

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    end of year $10,472

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    end of year $6,016

  • 18 · Grants payable

    end of year $12,665

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $26,574 · end of year $44,797

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $102,850 · end of year $226,920

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $78,654 · end of year $111,944

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    end of year $11,931

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

BLUE SEA PHILANTHROPY USA IMPROVES THE EFFICIENCY AND EFFECTIVENESS OF OTHER REGISTERED CHARITIES BY PROVIDING CENTRALIZED FUNDRAISING EVENTS THAT OFFER REGISTERED CHARITIES ACCESS TO SPECIALIZED EXPERTISE IN PLANNING, EXECUTION, ADMINISTRATION, AND INHERENT ECONOMIES OF SCALE RELATED TO SUCH EVENTS. BASED ON SPECIFIC CRITERIA, CHARITIES PARTICIPATING IN THE ORGANIZATION'S EVENTS ARE ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE GRANTS.

Activities or mission (Part I)

BLUE SEA PHILANTHROPY USA IMPROVES THE EFFICIENCY AND EFFECTIVENESS OF OTHER REGISTERED CHARITIES BY PROVIDING CENTRALIZED FUNDRAISING EVENTS THAT OFFER REGISTERED CHARITIES ACCESS TO SPECIALIZED EXPERTISE IN PLANNING, EXECUTION, ADMINISTRATION, AND INHERENT ECONOMIES OF SCALE RELATED TO SUCH EVENTS. BASED ON SPECIFIC CRITERIA, CHARITIES PARTICIPATING IN THE ORGANIZATION'S EVENTS ARE ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE GRANTS.BLUE SEA PHILANTHROPY USA RUNS PEER-TO-PEER FUNDRAISING EVENTS THAT HELP LOCAL CHARITIES EXPAND CAPACITY, RAISE MORE SUPPORT, AND INCREASE IMPACT. PARTICIPATING CHARITIES ACCESS OUR FUNDRAISING EXPERTISE AND SYSTEMS, JOIN OUR EVENTS, AND RECEIVE GRANTSALLOWING THEM TO RAISE MORE FUNDS WITH LOWER COSTS AND LESS RISK.

  • BLUE SEA OPERATES A YEARLY FUNDRAISING EVENT CALLED "COLDEST NIGHT OF THE YEAR" PARTNERING WITH 501(C)(3) CHARITIES TO RAISE FUNDS THAT ARE GRANTED TO THE PARTNERING CHARITIES WITH THE BALANCE OF COVERING THE COSTS OF THE EVENT. THE CHARITIES RECEIVING THE GRANTS USE THE GRANTS TO SUPPORT THEIR EXISTING PROGRAMS WHICH GENERALLY PROVIDE FOOD, SHELTER, OR OTHER SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS.

    Expenses $1,081,281 · Grants $918,639

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Brain Carney

    PRESIDENT, BOARD TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Bruce McEvoy

    SECRETARY, BOARD CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Terry Barnes

    BOARD DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Shelley Donald

    ASSISTANT TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.

Grants on this return

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

  • BLUE SEA PHILANTHROPY INC

    PC · CHARITABLE · CA

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
10 November 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202543149349304579

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